Georgia Code Title 53. Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates § 53-12-502

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, a trust instrument may grant powers of direction to a trust director.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the trust instrument, when a trust instrument grants powers of direction to a trust director, the trust director shall have any further powers appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of the powers of direction.

(c) A trust director shall have the same power to employ and compensate persons, subject to the same limitations, that a trustee has under paragraph (23) of subsection (b) of Code Section 53-12-261.

(d) The powers of direction of a trust director who is also a beneficiary shall be subject to the limitations of Code Section 53-12-270.

(e) In the case of a power to modify the trust: